A frontrunner of the Chhatra League (the coed wing of the ruling Awami League authorities) was accused of usurping the land of a Hindu household within the Basabaria village in Kachua upazila within the Chandpur district of Bangladesh, reported Dainik Janakantha.
The accused was recognized as Ibrahim Miya (additionally identified by his alias Duronto Ibrahim), the convenor of the Chhatra League on the Kachua Government Bangabandhu Degree College.
A criticism was filed with the Kachua police station in opposition to the accused, his mom Fathima Begum and his sister by the sufferer Uttam Sarkar, who alleged that the trio had encroached upon his land.
Reportedly, Uttam Sarkar had filed a police criticism 2 months prior concerning a land dispute along with his brother Sushil Sarkar. Following the intervention of the locals, Uttam’s father Priyalal Sarkar and his brother Sushil handed over 8.5 acres of land to him.
According to Uttam Sarkar, Ibrahim Miya managed to safe his signature on three clean stamp papers whereas he was withdrawing the police criticism pertaining to the land dispute.
The onset of the continuing dispute with the Chhatra League chief
On January 7 this 12 months, the accused reportedly erected a bamboo fence in the midst of the sufferer’s property in a bid to occupy the land. On studying in regards to the matter, Uttam Sarkar reached Kachua from Narayanganj and confronted Ibrahim Miya.
Instead of conceding his mistake, Ibrahim issued threats to the sufferer. Forced by circumstance, Uttam Sarkar filed a police criticism on the night time of January 9, 2023.
In his defence, the accused claimed that Uttam Sarkar had proposed to promote his land and took a whopping Tk 6.9 lakhs (INR 5.39 lakhs) from his mom Fathima Begum. As such, Ibrahim alleged that it was his property now and he has put up a fence to guard it.
Meanwhile, his mom has additionally accused Uttam Sarkar of taking cash and never handing over the land registry papers. The Officer-in-Charge of Kachua police station knowledgeable {that a} probe has been launched into the matter and applicable motion shall be taken after the investigation.
89990 acres of land of spiritual minorities stay encroached: Reports
Earlier, the Bangladesh National Hindu Grand Alliance (additionally referred to as the Bangladesh Jatiyo Hindu Mahajot) knowledgeable {that a} whopping 89,990 acres of land belonging to spiritual minorities within the nation stay occupied.
Between January and December 2022, about 572 households had been additionally evicted from their houses whereas 445 households of spiritual minorities had been compelled to depart Bangladesh altogether.